Ukraine has joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as a participating state. Being a full member means that it will now be able to dispatch aid via the Mechanism at a time another country finds itself in a crisis.
Ukraine has become a participating state of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, officially signed an agreement on behalf of the European Union in Kyiv, granting Ukraine a full membership of the Mechanism.
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been the central engine in channelling emergency in-kind assistance to Ukraine from all across Europe since the onset of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, in its largest and longest running operation.